Ernst & Young held a seminar on fraud, bribery and corruption in the Middle East. (AMEInfo)

The law firm Pillsbury issued a year-end client alert on the U.K. Bribery Act.

The FCPA Blog links corruption and oil, links to an op-ed on plundering foreign aid, asks whether preventing greed is a method of fighting corruption, thinks the Wal-Mart case will test the FCPA in new ways and runs some highlights.

Deutsche Bank co-CEO Jürgen Fitschen, already the subject of a German tax-fraud probe, came under increasing pressure after political leaders accused him of trying to influence the investigation. A bank spokesman confirmed that a call took place but declined to say what was discussed. Separately, Germany’s financial watchdog sees no need for the time being to launch a probe into the trade of carbon dioxide emission certificates at the bank. More here. (Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times sub req)

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